Discussion thread: March 2019 75 word story challenge.

[Daysman]

A lot of ‘blod’ around this month…

Really liked the entries from:
@Stable
@Victoria Silverwolf
@mosaix
@M. Robert Gibson
@Dr_R_Dizzle

Top 3:
@Luiglin
@Karn's Return
@Vince W (vote)

 

[elvet]

Short list:
@Victoria Silverwolf Diagnosis
@Artoriarius At Least I Didn’t Mention a Bloody Mary
@mosaix No Need to Panic
@Dr_R_Dizzle Despair is its Own Kind of Calm

Voted for @Luiglin Virtuosity at Paganini’s. I just loved it as soon as I read it. Probably not the music you had in mind, but I think of this:

 

[Vince W]

A lot of ‘blod’ around this month…

Really liked the entries from:
@Stable
@Victoria Silverwolf
@mosaix
@M. Robert Gibson
@Dr_R_Dizzle

Top 3:
@Luiglin
@Karn's Return
@Vince W (vote)

My first vote! Thank you!

 

[Parson]

Wow, I found this really hard. It was hard to come up with a short list, and even harder to come up with a winner. Usually there is one story that just stands out for me. This was just not so this month. Truly I believe I could have put almost any story on my short list. But here are some which I was sure deserved it.

@dannymcg .... Phaseolus vulgaris .... For a clever story with middle-school humor.

@D.A. Xiaolin Spires .... The Startling Readings of the EKG .... For a really thought provoking last line.

@elvet .... The Final Hope .... For the best contemporary issue story.

@Peter V .... Birth .... For something really, really original.

@Karn's Return .... The Fate of the ESS Monitor .... For a whiff of a S.F. novel I'd like to read.

@Culhwch .... An Offering .... For the true soul sucking of a moral dilemma where an evil choice must be made.

@Bob Senior .... YOUNG LOVE .... For a story where true love trucks.

In the end I had to choose between D.A. Xialon Spires and Culhwch for my vote. So D.A. in runner-up position and Vote for Culhwch who made me feel a pain that wouldn't die and a decision that couldn't be denied.

 

[Karn's Return]

Sorry, Parson, I'm not a novelist. Not yet, anyway, if ever. XD


And thanks for the mention there, daysman.

 

[nixie]

Thanks @Karn's Return for the vote.

Favourites
@dannymcg
@Cat's Cradle
@Victoria Silverwolf
@Culhwch
@Teresa Edgerton
@Ursa major

Vote
@mosaix

 

[IanMH]

These were great stories and I'm glad I entered so early on in my foray into the forum. Gave me a good idea of what it's all about. Just checked the voting and can see that the absence of the title from me was the killer in terms of popularity! If only I had known...

 

[elvet]

@Parson thank you so much for the mention. I truly did not expect any recognition this month with so many outstanding entries. You made my day.

 

[Vince W]

Thank you @scarpelius for the vote!

 

[Vince W]

It was a tough month as there were many excellent entries but I had to vote for @mosaix.

 

[mosaix]

Two votes in quick succession! Thanks @nixie and @Vince W. Much appreciated.

 

[Hugh]

After some indecision I voted for @TheDustyZebra . I liked the teeth.

with @mosaix as runner up. A truly skilled use of 75 words.

Others that impressed me:
@Ashleyne
@dannymcg
@johnnyjet
@Dr_R_Dizzle

 

[Hugh]

Great Whistling Widdershins!

A vote! How about that! Truly wonderful! Many thanks indeed @IanMH

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Great story @Luiglin my vote this month is for you.

Worthy mention to @mosaix who was on my shortlist.

 

[Stable]

I voted for @Culhwch - very nicely done.
Special mentions for Ashleyne, Mosaix and TDZ, but I enjoyed every story, and especially all the interesting interpretations.

 

[Danny McG]

A day and a half of voting left and it's looking good for the 'Dark Lord's scribe'
Not that us "blankies" are bothered

(disdainful sniff!)

 

[Luiglin]

A day and a half of voting left and it's looking good for the 'Dark Lord's scribe'
Not that us "blankies" are bothered

(disdainful sniff!)

As my Great Gran used to say, 'I've got a feeling in my water' that I'll be caught.

 

[nixie]

As my Great Gran used to say, 'I've got a feeling in my water' that I'll be caught.

I won anyone can, I thought the poll was broke.

 

[IanMH]

Great Whistling Widdershins!

A vote! How about that! Truly wonderful! Many thanks indeed @IanMH

It appealed to my sense of the world.

 

[Luiglin]

I won anyone can, I thought the poll was broke.

There are only 20 votes cast at present. February had 45. Plenty of time for things to change - although it has been slow this month.